# Redirect Article- possible?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-article-possible/113461
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 4, 2019, 4:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-article-possible/113461 "2019-04-04T16:57:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 16
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### Author:  [@knebb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/knebb)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2019, 4:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-article-possible/113461/1 "2019-04-04T16:57:11Z")
Hi,
we are using Discourse as KnowledgeBase. As articles evolve we frequently merge some tickets. But obviously links from other articles exists to both articles.
Is there a way to redirect from one article to another?
I mean, yes of course I can simply create the link as content of the old ticket linking to the new one but I am thinking of an autmated redirect (invisble for users)
Is it possible?
/KNEBB
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### Author:  [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2019, 9:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-article-possible/113461/2 "2019-04-04T21:33:06Z")
Hi! check out your admin page at `yoursite/admin/customize/permalinks`
It should do just what you want (we love it)
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2019, 9:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-article-possible/113461/3 "2019-04-04T21:34:30Z")
Did we clarify the UI here @techAPJ so people don’t think this can be used to redirect one Discourse topic to another?
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### Author:  [@knebb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/knebb)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2019, 9:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-article-possible/113461/4 "2019-04-04T21:54:04Z")
> [@watchmanmonitor](#):
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> admin/customize/permalinks
Hmmmmm…
`# Oops! That page doesn’t exist or is private.`
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### Author:  [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)
#### Post date: [April 5, 2019, 5:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-article-possible/113461/5 "2019-04-05T17:05:27Z")
> [@knebb](#):
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> admin/customize/permalinks
Were you not logged in? Or are you not an admin on the site?
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### Author:  [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2019, 4:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-article-possible/113461/6 "2019-04-07T04:55:12Z")
> [@codinghorror](#):
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> Did we clarify the UI here @techAPJ so people don’t think this can be used to redirect one Discourse topic to another?
We didn’t. Added on my list to do so. :memo:
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### Author:  [@knebb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/knebb)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2019, 3:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-article-possible/113461/7 "2019-04-08T15:10:36Z")
Ok guys,
got it so far. I am on the page you told me. But looks like I am too dumb to use it.
Again, I have an thread with the following URL:
`https://help.domain.com/t/old-thread-title/6418`
It has outdated content on it and I want it to link to a newer thread with URL:
`https://help.domain.com/t/new-thread-title/11345`
So I enterd in the admin’s permalink site on the left the first URl from above and entered the thread-ID of 11345 in the second field.
Trying to access the URL still shows old contend. Tried with a second browser where I am not logged in and did a “Reload” as well. Still old content.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
/KNEBB
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### Author:  [@knebb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/knebb)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2019, 3:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-article-possible/113461/8 "2019-04-08T15:14:08Z")
> [@codinghorror](#):
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> Did we clarify the UI here @techAPJ so people don’t think this can be used to redirect one Discourse topic to another?
Did I get it right now? I can not use this feature to redirect from “inside” Discourse? Well, this explains why it is not working.
In this case back to my original question:
I have a topic which is outdated. I need to replace. I have a new article which replaces the old one. There are several links in the forum to the old article. I want these (internal) links now to point to the new article.
Is this possible?
Note: Yes, I can edit the old thread and just place a link to the new one there… but that’s not really nice…
Thanks again!
/KNEBB
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### Author:  [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2019, 3:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-article-possible/113461/9 "2019-04-08T15:16:21Z")
> [@knebb](#):
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> I want these (internal) links now to point to the new article.
Then you should probably use [Replace a string in all posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replace-a-string-in-all-posts/48729) to change those links.
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### Author:  [@knebb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/knebb)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2019, 3:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-article-possible/113461/10 "2019-04-08T15:36:25Z")
But then the old article can still be accessed by people who use their local browser bookmarks.
Still, not a really usable solution.
Further ideas?
Honestly, I am surprise this appearing to be so complicated. Am I really the only one needing such thing?
Thanks
/KNEBB
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### Author:  [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)
#### Post date: [May 7, 2019, 11:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-article-possible/113461/11 "2019-05-07T11:45:36Z")
Done via:
>
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### Author:  [@knebb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/knebb)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2019, 2:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-article-possible/113461/12 "2019-06-05T14:37:37Z")
Hi,
ok, you fixed the description, right? So no one should complain any further about permalinks not working on internal links.
But the issue is still unresolved, with this change, right?
**So there is no way to replace an existing article by a new one?**
Thanks!
/KNEBB
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### Author:  [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2019, 3:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-article-possible/113461/13 "2019-06-05T15:10:15Z")
Just edit and replace the text?
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### Author:  [@Tschemb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tschemb)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2022, 11:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-article-possible/113461/18 "2022-01-18T11:02:38Z")
I’m hijacking the thread because I want to do the exact same thing. Also I’m sure knebb will not get angry as I follow up his original plan (in the same company)
So from my understanding the permalinks should do the redirection from
`https://help.domain.com/t/old-thread-title/6418`
to
`https://help.domain.com/t/new-thread-title/11345`
but it does not. I want to transfer the browser call of the first URL to the second one. No internal links direct access to the article.
Like knebb I’m a little bit confused, that this simple redirection is not asked often and apparently not possible.
Thanks for any hint to solve this task. DirkS
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### Author:  [@Tschemb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tschemb)
#### Post date: [July 4, 2022, 12:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-article-possible/113461/19 "2022-07-04T12:04:39Z")
Found the solution. We need to delete the duplicate (in my example `old-thread-title/6418`) and use permalinks. Then admins will not realize the redirection as admins will also see deleted topics. For our normal users the redirection is working.
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### Author:  [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-article-possible/113461/20 "2022-10-27T20:50:04Z")
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